How do different religions pray?

[Vishnu]

Does anyone have videos of the different religions praying? I'm interested to see how you all pray.

 

[lavikor201]

Its pretty easy to go youtube or another video site to find out foryourself dude... come one...

Edit: here you go.


Jews Praying:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1809556903324717547

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340065480821536944

Muslims Praying

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4108605923171001261

Christians Praying

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4811240342267556075

 

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Interesting, ive always wondered how Jews pray lol.

 

[lavikor201]

lol, which video did you find more suprising? Morning prayers with Tallit (Prayer Shawls) over our heads, or night prayers in black hats on (only chassidic wear the big hats)

 

[north_malaysian]

Morning prayers with Tallit (Prayer Shawls) over our heads, or night prayers in black hats on (only chassidic wear the big hats)

why? Is it a requirement to pray with tallit in the morning pryaer and not in night prayer?

 

[Jayda]

i pray before i go to bed at night...

 

[lavikor201]

why? Is it a requirement to pray with tallit in the morning pryaer and not in night prayer?

Yes. Only in the mornings are Tallit put on.

Tallit on a Jew while praying

 

[north_malaysian]

Do Jews prostrate (or 'sujd') like Muslim in prayers? I've seen an Israeli movie called 'Neshiim', and when the husband want to repent for being unjust to his first wife, he did prostrate like Muslims do.

 

[Woodrow]

I've attended seder several times at Jewish friends homes. Isn't that a Tallit The female head of house wears then?

 

[lavikor201]

Do Jews prostrate (or 'sujd') like Muslim in prayers? I've seen an Israeli movie called 'Neshiim', and when the husband want to repent for being unjust to his first wife, he did prostrate like Muslims do.

I do not believe Jews do that.

I've attended seder several times at Jewish friends homes. Isn't that a Tallit The female head of house wears then?

No. Women generally do not put on Tallit. They will cover there hair though and sometimes where something similar, but its to stay modest and cover hair in front of guests instead of wearing the shawl for prayer.

 

[north_malaysian]

I do not believe Jews do that.
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Is it....?:rollseyes Do you mean that Jews dont touch their forehead on the ground in prayers? So...if a Jew did that (like the movie "Neshiim") does he belong to a sect or something? I think the movie is about Jerusalem Jews in Ottoman period...

 

[lavikor201]

Is it....?:rollseyes Do you mean that Jews dont touch their forehead on the ground in prayers? So...if a Jew did that (like the movie "Neshiim") does he belong to a sect or something? I think the movie is about Jerusalem Jews in Ottoman period...

jews do not touch there forehead on the ground in prayers. might have been a movie made by a non-jew lol.

 

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Thats odd, i dunno but ive read somewhere jews pray similar to the Muslims..or at least they used too. It wasnt even an Islamic website...hmm

 

[lavikor201]

Thats odd, i dunno but ive read somewhere jews pray similar to the Muslims..or at least they used too. It wasnt even an Islamic website...hmm

Nope. We will bow our heads and at one prayer get on our knees, but never touch forhead to floor, and it is very rar jews do this.

what we do is bow during the prayer continuesly.

the only people who may pray like u all are "Messianci Jews" who are Not JEWS at all, but are Christians who try to convert Jews by saying 'you can be jewish and accept jesus" when that is like saying in your terms "you can be muslim and accept pagan gods."

 

[Woodrow]

I do not believe Jews do that.



No. Women generally do not put on Tallit. They will cover there hair though and sometimes where something similar, but its to stay modest and cover hair in front of guests instead of wearing the shawl for prayer.

Thank you for your answer. Now that you mention it I recall that every time I visited my friend that is what his wife put on, not just for seder

 

[lavikor201]

Thank you for your answer. Now that you mention it I recall that every time I visited my friend that is what his wife put on, not just for seder

Yeah, Jewish women can only show there hair to there husbands so if she follows all the rules she will always have a wig or scarve (hijab like) thing on when your over... sorry woodrow. its not you. my wife does the same.

 

[QuranStudy]

Yeah, Jewish women can only show there hair to there husbands so if she follows all the rules she will always have a wig or scarve (hijab like) thing on when your over... sorry woodrow. its not you. my wife does the same.

What is the punishment for a married woman committing adultery under Jewish law?

 

[Mohsin]

Yeah, Jewish women can only show there hair to there husbands so if she follows all the rules she will always have a wig or scarve (hijab like) thing on when your over... sorry woodrow. its not you. my wife does the same.

Really?? Wow i didn't know that, so in Judaism too women are meant to be covered so to say as in islam?

 

[Ansar Al-'Adl]

jews do not touch there forehead on the ground in prayers. might have been a movie made by a non-jew lol.

There seem to be some references in the Tanakh to this practice:

Genesis 17:3 Abram fell with his face to the ground

Numbers 20:6 Moses and Aaron left the people. They went to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. There they fell with their faces to the ground.

Joshua 5:14 And he said, No, but I am the the captain of the host of the Lord; I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and prostrated himself, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?

Job 1:20 Then Job stood up, and rent his robe and tore his hair; then he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
Another Jewish member who used to post on this forum over a year ago told me:

This is similar to, but not entirely, full prostration which is no longer widely practiced by Jews except on Yom Kippur. When Muslims took it upon themselves to prostrate to Allah, there was no problem, but when the christians began to kneel to Jesus, we unfortunatly had to ban this practice as we did not want to seem to be praying to the wrong God. There are many people who would like to bring back full prostration in the daily prayers, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

He also gave me this link:
http://www.chayas.com/qidah.htm

Here's a picture:



Peace

 

[glo]

That's a really interesting thread!

In the thread about the 'Assisi Decalogue for Peace', it is mentioned that leaders from the main world religions came together to meet, pray and discuss issues of peace. I wonder just how they prayed together!

Prayer for Christians is far less prescribed than for Jews and Muslims, and I felt the video posted gave a fairly narrow perspective.
This link may be of some interest. It describes different prayer positions which may be adopted by Christians:
http://www.request.org.uk/main/dowhat/prayer/prayer09.htm

Peace.